Ehnes & Noseda

23. November 2025

Edward Elgar: Violin Concerto in B flat minor op. 61
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73

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    Introduction 45 min before the performance.

Music Direction:
James Ehnes

James Ehnes

James Ehnes debütierte mit 13 Jahren als Solist mit dem Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Er studierte an der Meadowmount School of Music und der Juilliard School und gewann 1997 den Peter Mennin Preis für «Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music». 2010 wurde er Mitglied des «Order of Canada» und 2017 wurde ihm der «Royal Philharmonic Society Award» verliehen. Er trat mit renommierten Künstlerinnen und Künstlern wie u.a. Sir Andrew Davis, Marin Alsop, Stéphane Denève, Sir Mark Elder, Paavo Järvi, Gianandrea Noseda, Fabio Luisi, Marek Janowski, Daniel Harding, Alexander Shelley, Yuja Wang, Antoine Tamestit sowie Renaud Capuçon auf und war als Solist mit Orchestern wie dem London, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco und dem NHK Symphony Orchestra, dem Los Angeles, New York, London und dem Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, den Münchner Philharmonikern, den Wiener Symphonikern, dem Deutschen Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin und dem MET Orchestra. 2019/20 war James Ehnes «Artist in Residence» beim Dallas Symphony Orchestra, mit dem er 2017 auch das Aaron Jay Kernis Violinkonzert spielte. Regelmässig spielt er in der Carnegie Hall, dem Symphony Center Chicago, dem Amsterdam Concertgebouw sowie am Ravinia, Montreux, Chaise-Dieu und Verbier Festival und am Festival de Pâques in Aix. In der Wigmore Hall war er mit allen Beethoven-Sonaten zu hören, die er ausserdem an den Dresdner Musikfestspielen, am Prague Spring Festival, am Aspen Music Festival und am Bravo! Vail Festival spielte. Mit seiner umfangreichen Diskographie gewann er mehrere Grammys, einen Gramophone Award und einen Juno Award für das «Best Classical Album of the Year».

Ehnes & Noseda23 Nov 2025
Music Direction:
Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda has been General Music Director of the Opernhaus Zurich since the 2021/22 season. He is also Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D. C.)  and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2019 he became the founding Music Director of the Tsinandali Festival and Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra in the village of Tsinandali, Georgia. Noseda’s leadership as Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino from 2007–2018 transformed the opera house resulting in internationally acclaimed productions, tours, and recordings. Noseda has conducted the most important international orchestras (Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Concergetbouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic), opera houses (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) and festivals (BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Salzburg and Verbier). He has had significant roles at the BBC Philharmonic (Chief Conductor), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor), Mariinsky Theatre (Principal Guest Conductor), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Victor de Sabata Chair), Rotterdam Philharmonic (Principal Guest Conductor) and Stresa Festival (Artistic Director). Gianandrea Noseda’s discography comprises more than 70 CDs; notable among them is the «Musica Italiana» Project, in which Noseda documents neglected Italian repertoire of the 20th century. Born in Milan, Noseda holds the honor of Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. He was honored as Musical America’s Conductor of the Year in 2015 and named Conductor of the Year by the International Opera Awards in 2016.

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Orchester der Oper Zürich

Abstract

The Orchester der Oper Zürich starts the concert season under a new, old name. After thirteen years as Philharmonia Zurich, the orchestra will return to its original moniker. The Philharmonic Concerts will once again alternate between the Opernhaus and the Tonhalle Zürich.

The focus of the seven Philharmonic concerts is on the greats of the repertoire, from Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms to Edward Elgar, Francis Poulenc, and Sergei Prokofiev. Soloists such as violinist Renaud Capuçon and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen, violinist James Ehnes and Swiss soprano Regula Mühlemann perform as guests. The orchestra is led by General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda along with conductors such as Pablo Heras-Casado, Elim Chan, Daniele Rustioni, Riccardo Minasi and Tugan Sokhiev.

In the series by in-house period-instrument ensemble La Scintilla, three major figures in early music – Emmanuelle Haïm, Enrico Onofri and Stefano Montanari – return. The new festival «Zürich Barock» offers several concert highlights before Easter (see p. 158). To mark the end of the season, Gianandrea Noseda will conduct a big open-air concert on Sechseläutenplatz as part of the «Opernhaus für alle» series.

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